This is why you never copy white's move

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Dnick007

Noobiest
NJH wrote:

A well known trap in the Russian game (Petroff's defence)
Still have people falling for it though :)


What he said.

akure

Elementary moves for absolute beginers 

Thaddeus_Samson

N-k5
AkinseyeAkinleye wrote:

Elementary moves for absolute beginers 


I would certainly beg to differ.  A young Sasha Grischuk (but still strong - one year after tying for first in the U10 World Championships) has lost this position as white.  This is my least favorite "puzzle" of all - of course black loses if you immediately drop a queen on move 4! Black's position is not as bad as you think it is after move 3.  

 

It sounds like you guys need to learn some of the secrets in this position...

Carlsen_2800

Isn't this equal? I don't get it. Black jus regains the pinned knight.

EN-johnpeter101

@Carlsen_2800 he loses a pawn as black

Scottrf

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1242914

Ben-Lui

Here's a vid of the game Mark:

Capablanca copycat game

Capablanca mates on the 14th move.

Edit: Scott got there first!

coolthing

3 more reasons why copying is bad:

 

Those are the three fastest "copycat mates"

Jion_Wansu
dom007 wrote:
 

No,

 

black just blundered and gave away his queen instead of moving his bishop in front of his king...

shell_knight
Jion_Wansu wrote:
dom007 wrote:
 

No,

 

black just blundered and gave away his queen instead of moving his bishop in front of his king...

Yeah, because a knight on c6 doesn't attack d8 at all.

OBIT

Carlsen_2800: In your line, try 7. Nc3 instead of 7. f4.  Black's position has issues after 7...fxe5 8. Nd5 Qf7 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Nxc7 Qxc7 11. Bxe6 or 7...dxe5 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Be2 c6 10. Bh5+ g6 11. Bxg6+ hxg6 12. Qxg6+ Kd7 13. Nxf6+.  

marchcool

I think that a more obvious example to make the point that copycating is not a good idea is:

e4-e5

Qg4-Qg5